Amazing Race 6-official thread
 

Tonight, folks! 2-hour premiere. You can go to cbs.com to read the teams' bios and see their intro videos. :thumbsup:

I never got into the amazing race, but tonight might be a good time to start :thumbsup:

~Alex

I can't wait! I'm trying not to look at who is on the show until it begins. I like surprises. :nod:

Sadly, no midgets this time. :laugh:

but there is a pro wrestling duo, right? :]

Yay!!
 

My Thursday nites are f*cked, now that the OC is on at the same time as Joey/Will & Grace (which I prefer to call Jack & Karen, cuz they get the best lines anyway) AND Survivor. I need TIVO, or DVR, or whatever. :p

W&G was pretty funny last week too. Omigod, the way they were rearranging Grace's breasts! :shocked: :shocked:

:laugh: :lol: that was great...

Yes, that and the fact that she now HAS breasts! :lol: :lol:

For all you West Coasters.........Don't Read This Post if you don't want the outcome of the show.




















Wow. What a season this will be. There is not one team I like at this point. Whatta bunch of whiney brats! The team that came in first, is the team I like the most, but that's not saying much. Adam is a dweb, the geritols won't last, and John is the worst person alive! I didn't think anyone could be worst than Colin, but he takes the cake. I hope there is a stunt that makes him cut out his vocal cords.

Can't wait until episode 2....I hope these teams calm down a bit....just a bit.

Line of the night: "I don't sleep in tents" :laugh: :laugh: :lol: :lol:

~Alex

I liked Amazing Race because they seemed to pick just random regular people. Why is everyone so generically "reality TV" this time? There are a few couples that are annoying me already...a few I like...a few that will probably grow on me I suppose. I did laugh at the "two Jews in Iceland" diddy :laugh:

I want to kill myself
 

Holy crap..is it possible there is an Amazing Racer worse than Colin?!? Um, I think yellow shirt guy is it. He is a jack@@@. His whining and complaining drove me batty. I like Haydon and her partner, sorry dont know all their names yet. I also like the older couple but they don't have a prayer. Bolo and his wife are interesting but man, she treats him like crap. Always yelling and calling him stupid?!? I was shocked at how obnoxious some of these teams are this time. I miss Myrna and Charla...I think they were my favorite team ever..I also liked Flo and Zach.

My favorite line was after the ice-climbing, when Don (the older guy) said, "I'd rather use that ice in a martini!" He's my kinda guy. :D

Jonathan (yellow jacket) is a JERK! I think Lori's worse - they came in what, 6th place, and she was still yelling and blaming Bolo? Beeyatch!

I like Hayden and Aaron, the team that came in first. I also like the bartender couple, Kris and Jon, they came in 3rd. The girls from NY won't last, they seem too stupid...father/daughter won't last - he won't be able to hack the physical challenges. I like the Mormon sisters, they're funny.

Looks like we'll be seeing a lot more dysfunction this season. I wanted to smack Jonathan!

I was busy last week, so I had to tape 'Amazing Race'... well, in a completely bone-headed move, I accidentally taped over it on Sunday, before I had a chance to watch it.

From the re-cap at the beginning of tonight's episode, it looks like the 11/23 episode was definitely one I wouldn't have wanted to miss. D'Oh. :(

Tonight's episode was good though... I love when it's anyone's game, and it's not painfully obvious who's going to get eliminated.

Spoiler....

Spoiler:

I'm sad to see the sisters, Lena & Kristy, go. They were a strong team, and had a lot of vitality. Too bad it wasn't Jonathan and Victoria. Yuck... he's even more insufferable than Colin was. And that's saying a lot!I thought poor Don was going to have a heart attack. I hope they're paying close attention to his health!

Ok, now that that's out of the way. I don't really have any favorites out of the remaining teams, so far... but I definitely have a couple of least favorite team members.

Jeeze...what a night...

Spoiler:

Good gosh...7 hours with the hay. My mom and I had tears in our eyes like two nerds when Phil came up and told them they'd been eliminated. I wonder if it wasn't just an oversight on her part because of the way she was ripping the hay apart. At any rate, i'm sorry to see them go. Oh, and I love how numbnuts was all sympathetic to his girlfriend. What a tool :rolleyes:

This was a funny episode for Lori and Bolo!
 

Bolo is not very bright. :shocked:

When they were counting and he goes, "66, 68, 80..." Huh? Wait a second, Bolo...LOL

Then, he put two pots in her pile and took them out and she goes "How many did you just put in?" and he goes, "Two." and she says, "Are you sure it was two?" and he goes, "Two....two or three."

:lol:

I'm glad you guys are recapping. I have class tuesday nights, plus, this way I don't have to waste as much time watching the whole show! It's great..now i'll be all up to speed during vacation! :wavey:

Jonathan is a creep!!! I can't stand him. Such a bully. I feel bad for his girlfriend. Hope she left him after the show was over with.

Was so sorry to see the sisters go tonight. How terrible that they were out there for over 8 hrs unrolling those bales of hay with no luck. I was hoping they would not be eliminated. Great show and glad Gus and his daughter is still there in the race and the grandparents!!! They are my favs so far.

Great recap of the one you missed here:
http://www.planetsocks.com/summary.asp?id=848

"Everytime Don throws up, I catch a fish" :lol: Tonight was amusing but next week looks even better :thumbsup:

I guess I'll be the only one to admit to loving the teams that fight and argue. They are the entertainment value, and ya know it's true. If all of the teams were Lena and Kristy-ish, the show would be boring. Last season I didn't even watch it because all the teams sucked (except Mirna and Charla, which it was hilarious that Mirna made Charla do everything). Come on now...who doesn't love seeing a huge pro wrestler getting hen pecked by his wife? Or some psycho who constantly loses his temper, "WILL YOU LET ME TALK?!?" And Adam and Rebecca...LOL their conversation tonight:

SPOILER:

Spoiler:

"Do you want me to jump off of the boat?" "That would be fantastic!"

The only team I really can't stand right now is Gus and Hera. Big snooze watching those two, except for when they get lost, which is technically about every 5 minutes. I can actually tolerate the old couple this time, although I can't figure out why.

And I'm loving this season because it's back to the basic Amazing Race where everyone was on their own and willing to do anything to get ahead. Remember when Blake wouldn't wake the Gutsy Grannies from season 2? I love this season.

You're definitely right... the folks who act obnoxious and the couples who bicker and fight do make things that much more interesting (although it's already an exciting and fast-paced show, so it's not like they NEED the arguing and bickering as much as a sedentary show like 'Big Brother' does)... but I'm sure not going to root for those types of people to actually win the million dollars.

Boorish behaviour gets rewarded way too often in our society as it is. :nod:

Having Colin in A.R.5 was great fun... and it was even more fun to see him act like a maniac for all of those weeks, only to come in in second place. :D

It seems like ever since Wil and Tara, they purposely cast another couple just like them...

I cracked up when Bolo told Lori, "You kicked all 3 of those girls' asses." I'd forgotten about Kendra doing the salt challenge, so at first, I thought he was calling Adam one of the girls. :lol:

I can't stand Jonathan - "I need someone to English speak me." Ugly American.

Kris and Jon are still my faves - for a newly dating couple, they are handling the tribulations of traveling together quite well! Especially, with the added stress of being in a race. I hope they stay together!

Here's the question I HAVE to ask though...how can you tell the difference between them, Hayden and Aaron, and Freddy and Kendra? I'm being totally honest, I cannot ever tell those three teams apart. They are like the interchangeable couples who do nothing. :shrug:

I thought that was just me. I've only seen the new season once, but i was having trouble telling some couples apart... :rolleyes:

Kendra's hair is much longer, and she's prettier, imo...but the men do look alike...

I haven't posted in the "official" thread yet so I thought I should. Am I the only Ledgie who can't stand it when these young couples come on the show and just fight? I'm really enjoying Bob and Mary Jean(?) because they seem to be old enough, mature enough to just get over themselves and do their best to win. It's too bad they probably won't.

Jonathan is like a Colin clone. Did anyone else cringe when he started talking about how he wanted to have children. He'd treat them like he treats his wife! Can you imagine little Jonathan Jr coloring outside the lines..."You've got to go deeper inside yourself!"

And was it just me or did everyone get the "let's not pay the cab fare" disease that Colin got last season. These people just seem to be really stupid in other countries.

I am enjoying it though. Go Bob & Mary Jean!

Great episode this week, as usual. Except - Jonathan. Must. Die!! I can't beLIEVE him! Kudos for Phil for telling him to go talk to his wife. I saw this on planetsocks.com and it cracked me up:

"Next come a very angry Jonathan and a fatigued, sobbing Victoria. As Dirty German Man welcomes them to Berlin, Jonathan continues to harangue Victoria. Phil watches impassively, then suggests Jonathan should go talk to his wife. Jonathan, of course, interprets "talk to" to mean "keep on her like you have all day until she suffers a nervous breakdown." He takes to this task with gusto, informing Victoria that "this is a race, it's not about compassion." Thanks, dickhead. We've got your worldview already. We can only hope reality TV cameras will be there the day Victoria finally snaps, pulling a simultaneous Bobbitt, OJ, and Peterson on your ass."

Jonathan's constant verbal abuse is really kinda ruining this season for me. I hope they don't keep casting couples like them over and over, they just keep getting worse!

I hate Jonathan also but I'll admit he cracks me up with his over the top loud and stupid comments. Victoria needs to tell him to step off. He's like an overly aggressive Richard Simmons.

And I agree, the thought of him with a baby is frightening.

-Lis

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

That voice. They have to be related, they both sound identical.

WTF!?!?!?! NO elimination???? I can't deal w/o knowing who is gone. :(

Yeah, that was odd...

Love how the cab driver threw Jonathan's wise-ass self right out of the cab!!

-Lis

Argh!!
 

I glanced at the clock around 8:54 and said, "something's up here... they're nowhere near the pit-stop yet."
I was perplexed. :o

This is only the third full season of 'A.R.' that I've watched... have they ever had a two-parter before? I bet they did that so as not to have an elimination during the holiday week (in case people weren't tuned in).

Jonathan has gone from annoying to downright insufferable. Yuck. I am convinced that the man is certifiably insane.
And Kendra really shot herself in the foot two weeks ago, as far as I'm concerned, with the comments she made during the cab ride in Africa. Downright disgusting.
Her and Freddy fast-forwarded themselves to my 2nd Least Favorite Team during that leg.

And since I forgot to comment on it at the time, I just HAVE to point out that the absolute BEST line ever came during that 12/7 episode, courtesy of Don....
"Once again, the fickle finger of fate has diddled us." :shocked: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Relax, you'll be ok... cuz you're a super-hero, Curtis!!! :D ;)

Oh! And how could I forget to mention Phil's basket making a guest appearance tonight?!?
The first time they showed him walking towards the camera in those white trousers, I thought, "WHOA!"
But I didn't say anything about it.

The second time they showed him, my mom turns to me and says, "ol' Phil is really packing tonight, isn't he?" :shocked: :laugh:

Embarrassing, but at least I wasn't the only one who noticed. :o *lol*